Check out a typical day in the life of Alan Player, a consultant in Humana’s Corporate Communications department. He helps manage the Team Up 4 Health pilot program, which aims to curb chronic diseases by helping people live healthier lives. He also coordinates internal Humana communications via an intranet news site, mass emails and digital signage.

8:00 a.m.: Power on your desktop and check email. Most pressing is a message from a prospective lender for the $300 million offshore oil processing platform that your firm intends to build and is now in syndication – a VP of Project Finance at a New York investment bank has some 20 highly specific questions about aspects of the project.

5:30 p.m.: Technically, time to go home, but there is still a stack of orders to be reviewed and e-mails to return. Since work usually requires 4-6 overtime hours a week, might as well try and catch up some tonight.

Part six in a series by Humana employees on how CSR is interwoven into their daily work. These posts provide valuable insights into how Humana is contextualizing responsibility as a key business strategy and a core function of every employee's job. For jobseekers and career changers, these posts will provide not only insights into alternative career paths, but also tips on how you can pursue a career that aligns with your values as well as those of your employer's.